Brace Yourself for the Mediocre is the first and only album of the band Roper, released October 19, 2004. It was put together by lead singer Reese Roper before he had put the rest of the band together. The album has a pop punk sound, although HM comments that it "has much more in common with the raw side than... with Simple Plan or Relient K.
The albums contains lyrics that avoid the clichés of pop punk and deliver scathing wit alongside representations of faith, typical of Reese Roper.
Track listing "Hello Lamewads" – 3:16 "You're With Stupid" – 2:27 "Amplify" – 3:59 "Vendetta" – 3:47 "Red Eye to Miami" – 2:56 "Quicksilver" – 3:21 "1985" – 3:20 "Say Sayonara" – 3:32 "How Your Halo Fell" – 3:30 "Day of Pigs" – 2:37 "Fireflies" – 3:28 "You're Still The One" (Shania Twain cover) – 2:57 "In Excelsis Deo" – 3:42
Personnel Additional Music Drums: Frank Lenz, Jason White Bass: Elijah Thomson Organ: Phil Bennett Guitar: Bob Schiveley, Ethan Luck
Additional Vocals Adam Davis Sam Hernandez Mick Leonardi Justin McRoberts Eli Salazar Dennis Simmons Jason White Dan Romero Illustrations: Barak Hardley
Touring Band Lineup Reese Roper: Vocals, Nord Johnathan Till: Bass Guitar Jonathan Byrnside: Lead Guitar Matt "emo" Emmett: Rhythm Guitar, Backup Vocals Nick White: Drums
Charts Album - Billboard (North America) YearChartPosition2004Top Heatseekers46
References
External links Barak Hardley's Site